NCLEX-RN EXAM PRACTICE
You have delegated care of a patient in restraints to d. Lower half of the sternum
a nursing assistant. How often should the nursing
What is the proper technique for opening
assistant inspect skin integrity for this patient?
the airway on a trauma patient?
a. Every 30 minutes
b.Every 2 hours
c. Every 3 hours
d. Every 4 hours
You are working in the emergency department and find
out that a tornado has hit the local area. Numerous
casualties are being sent to the emergency department.
What action should you take at this time?
a. Prepare the triage room.
b.Obtain additional supplies.
c. Activate the agency disaster plan.
d. Call in additional staff.
You receive an order for 1000 mL of normal saline over
12 hours. The drop factor is 15 drops per 1 mL. You
prepare to set the flow rate at how many drops per
minute?
a. 15 drops a minute
b.17 drops a minute
c. 21 drops a minute
d. 23 drops a minute
You are preparing to administer an intravenous dose of
400,000 units of penicillin G benzathine (Bicillin). The 10
mL ampule label reads penicillin G benzathine 300,000
units per mL. You prepare to administer how much of
the medication?
a. 1.3 ml
b.1.5 ml
c. 10 ml
d. 13 ml
You are preparing to give potassium chloride 30 mEq in
1000 ml of normal saline over 10 hours. The medication
label reads 40 mEq per 20 mL. How many milliliters of
potassium chloride do you need to administer the
correct dose?
a. 10 ml
b.15 ml
c. 20 ml
d. 50 ml
You enter a patients room and find the patient not
breathing, no pulse, and unresponsive.You have called
for help. What is the next step?
a. Bag mask ventilations
b.Chest compressions
c. Oxygen
d. Open airway
The correct hand placement for chest compressions is
the:
a. Lower third of sternum
b.Upper half of the sternum
c. Upper third of the sternum
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a. Every 30 minutes
c. Activate the agency disaster plan.
c. 21 drops a minute
a. 1.3 ml
b.15 ml
b. Chest compressions
d. Lower half of the sternum
, NCLEX-RN EXAM PRACTICE
a. Head tilt-chin lift worn when in the sun.
b.Flexed position
c. Modified head tilt-chin lift d. Avoid sun exposure after 3pm.
d. Jaw thrust maneuver
The most appropriate place to check the pulse on a 1-
month-old infant is:
a. Brachial
b.Carotid
c. Popliteal
d. Radial
You are encouraging your postoperative patient to
cough and take deep breaths. The patient questions
why it is so important to do this. Your response would
include the understanding that retaining pulmonary
secretions can lead to:
a. Fluid imbalance
b.Carbon dioxide retention
c. Pulmonary
edema
d.Pneumonia
Which of the following would you want to include in an
education session to the staff on HIV and AIDS?
a. Newborn infants of HIV positive mothers usually test
positive
b.The hematological system is usually attacked by HIV.
c.With AIDS, T4 cells cannot form protective
antibodies due to depleted B cells.
d.T lymphocytes are destroyed because the virus
attacks the immune system.
You are conducting a teaching session for mothers at a
local school on rubeola (measles). Which of the following
would you not want to include in this education?
a. Profuse runny nose, coughing and fever occur before
the rash develops.
b.The child may develop small, blue-white spots with a
red base in the mouth
c. Ears usually develop a rash first, which then
spreads toward the feet.
d.The communicable period usually ranges from 10 to
15 days after the rash appears.
You are providing a teaching session to a group of
patients re- garding skin cancer. Which of the following
statements would you not want to include in this
education?
a.Wear sunscreen when engaged in outdoor activities.
b.The body should be examined monthly for any
lesions that appear suspicious.
c. A hat, opaque clothing, and sunglasses should be
, NCLEX-RN EXAM PRACTICE
d. Jaw thrust maneuver
a. Brachial
d.Pneumonia
d. T lymphocytes are destroyed because the virus
attacks the immune system.
d. The communicable period usually ranges from 10 to
15 days after the rash appears.
The communicable period for Rubeola (measles) is 4 to
5 days after the rash appears. The incubation period is
10-15 days. The blue-white spots found in the mouth
during Rubeola are called Koplik's spots.
d. Avoid sun exposure after 3pm.
you should avoid the sun from 11am-3pm
You have delegated care of a patient in restraints to d. Lower half of the sternum
a nursing assistant. How often should the nursing
What is the proper technique for opening
assistant inspect skin integrity for this patient?
the airway on a trauma patient?
a. Every 30 minutes
b.Every 2 hours
c. Every 3 hours
d. Every 4 hours
You are working in the emergency department and find
out that a tornado has hit the local area. Numerous
casualties are being sent to the emergency department.
What action should you take at this time?
a. Prepare the triage room.
b.Obtain additional supplies.
c. Activate the agency disaster plan.
d. Call in additional staff.
You receive an order for 1000 mL of normal saline over
12 hours. The drop factor is 15 drops per 1 mL. You
prepare to set the flow rate at how many drops per
minute?
a. 15 drops a minute
b.17 drops a minute
c. 21 drops a minute
d. 23 drops a minute
You are preparing to administer an intravenous dose of
400,000 units of penicillin G benzathine (Bicillin). The 10
mL ampule label reads penicillin G benzathine 300,000
units per mL. You prepare to administer how much of
the medication?
a. 1.3 ml
b.1.5 ml
c. 10 ml
d. 13 ml
You are preparing to give potassium chloride 30 mEq in
1000 ml of normal saline over 10 hours. The medication
label reads 40 mEq per 20 mL. How many milliliters of
potassium chloride do you need to administer the
correct dose?
a. 10 ml
b.15 ml
c. 20 ml
d. 50 ml
You enter a patients room and find the patient not
breathing, no pulse, and unresponsive.You have called
for help. What is the next step?
a. Bag mask ventilations
b.Chest compressions
c. Oxygen
d. Open airway
The correct hand placement for chest compressions is
the:
a. Lower third of sternum
b.Upper half of the sternum
c. Upper third of the sternum
, NCLEX-RN EXAM PRACTICE
a. Every 30 minutes
c. Activate the agency disaster plan.
c. 21 drops a minute
a. 1.3 ml
b.15 ml
b. Chest compressions
d. Lower half of the sternum
, NCLEX-RN EXAM PRACTICE
a. Head tilt-chin lift worn when in the sun.
b.Flexed position
c. Modified head tilt-chin lift d. Avoid sun exposure after 3pm.
d. Jaw thrust maneuver
The most appropriate place to check the pulse on a 1-
month-old infant is:
a. Brachial
b.Carotid
c. Popliteal
d. Radial
You are encouraging your postoperative patient to
cough and take deep breaths. The patient questions
why it is so important to do this. Your response would
include the understanding that retaining pulmonary
secretions can lead to:
a. Fluid imbalance
b.Carbon dioxide retention
c. Pulmonary
edema
d.Pneumonia
Which of the following would you want to include in an
education session to the staff on HIV and AIDS?
a. Newborn infants of HIV positive mothers usually test
positive
b.The hematological system is usually attacked by HIV.
c.With AIDS, T4 cells cannot form protective
antibodies due to depleted B cells.
d.T lymphocytes are destroyed because the virus
attacks the immune system.
You are conducting a teaching session for mothers at a
local school on rubeola (measles). Which of the following
would you not want to include in this education?
a. Profuse runny nose, coughing and fever occur before
the rash develops.
b.The child may develop small, blue-white spots with a
red base in the mouth
c. Ears usually develop a rash first, which then
spreads toward the feet.
d.The communicable period usually ranges from 10 to
15 days after the rash appears.
You are providing a teaching session to a group of
patients re- garding skin cancer. Which of the following
statements would you not want to include in this
education?
a.Wear sunscreen when engaged in outdoor activities.
b.The body should be examined monthly for any
lesions that appear suspicious.
c. A hat, opaque clothing, and sunglasses should be
, NCLEX-RN EXAM PRACTICE
d. Jaw thrust maneuver
a. Brachial
d.Pneumonia
d. T lymphocytes are destroyed because the virus
attacks the immune system.
d. The communicable period usually ranges from 10 to
15 days after the rash appears.
The communicable period for Rubeola (measles) is 4 to
5 days after the rash appears. The incubation period is
10-15 days. The blue-white spots found in the mouth
during Rubeola are called Koplik's spots.
d. Avoid sun exposure after 3pm.
you should avoid the sun from 11am-3pm
